BLASTPASS
Malicious PassKit image via iMessage deploys Pegasus
categoryWireless, mobile, IoT and OT/ICS attacksseverityHighlabnot yet measured
Classification
17 values: 8 reviewed, 7 imported, 2 derived. What do these mean?
Exploitability
| Attack vector | Software vulnerabilitiesWireless, mobile & IoT/OT |
|---|---|
| Reach (CVSS) | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Active |
| Attacker skill required | High |
| Resources required | High |
| Likelihood / prevalence | Medium |
| Maturity | Emerging |
Impact & scope
| Severity | High |
|---|---|
| Impact | AvailabilityConfidentialityIntegrity |
| Environment | Mobile |
| Target asset class | EndpointIdentity |
Detection & response
No linked mitigations or detections yet.
Framework references
- Primary source: https://citizenlab.ca/2023/09/blastpass-nso-group-iphone-zero-click-zero-day-exploit-captured-in-the-wild/
- cve: CVE-2023-41064 (primary)
- cve: CVE-2023-41061
Evidence & sources
- ev-0001 (Cyber Attack Taxonomy) — Name, definition and Example/ID taken verbatim from the 'Wireless, mobile, IoT and OT/ICS attacks' table, line 487 of Cyber-Attack-Taxonomy.md
- ev-0002 (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog) — CISA KEV lists CVE-2023-41061 as known-exploited (kev=1, ransomware=unknown); added 2023-09-11.
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS Wallet Code Execution Vulnerability
- ev-0003 (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog) — CISA KEV lists CVE-2023-41064 as known-exploited (kev=1, ransomware=unknown); added 2023-09-11.
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS ImageIO Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- ev-0004 (FIRST EPSS scores) — FIRST EPSS for CVE-2023-41061: epss=0.03778 percentile=0.89447 (score date 2026-09-18).
- ev-0005 (FIRST EPSS scores) — FIRST EPSS for CVE-2023-41064: epss=0.45060 percentile=0.98723 (score date 2026-09-18).
- ev-0006 (NVD CVE API 2.0) — NVD maps CVE-2023-41061 to weakness(es) CWE-20.
- ev-0007 (NVD CVE API 2.0) — NVD maps CVE-2023-41064 to weakness(es) CWE-120.